| Title: | * * Computer Music, MIDI, and Related Topics * * |
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Here's a new topic for Personal Composer, a Notation &
Sequencer software for IBM-PC and compatibles.
I just obtained one and thus a couple of questions:
How do you insert Program change commands into the Event
editor? Do they get translated into notation?
Is it possible to modify an recorded event AND retain its
duration/velocity etc..? (Would like to modify the start time or
pitch.)
Is it possible to record a, say, 2 bar drum pattern and get
it copied along automatically while you record other parts?
I quess that's enough for now.
-Pasi-
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| 2429.1 | anybody else know this one? | EPSYS::DEVRIES | By their notes ye shall know them | Mon Jan 07 1991 14:24 | 4 |
Has anyone else encountered Personal Composer? If so, how is it? What does it cost? Mark | |||||
| 2429.2 | getting off the track here, but | LNGBCH::STEWART | Plan to be more spontaneous! | Mon Jan 07 1991 16:19 | 14 |
Haven't used this one, but Twelve Tone Systems is going to
release their notation package in "early 1991". List price will
be $99. Combined with Cakewalk at $150 (list), you've pretty
much got everything covered...I think.
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| 2429.3 | I have Personal Composer | VFOFS::GUNDELFINGER | Fri Jan 10 1992 15:39 | 23 | |
I purchased Personal Composer v3.3 about a year ago for about $400
(sorry I'm just now getting a reply to you). I previously used Roland's
MIDI+ on my Apple ][e with an MPU401 and was happy with multi-track
recording until I wanted something to put my music to score. After
searching every music store in the Washington DC area, I found nobody
had a scoring program for Apple ][e/MPU401. One sly music store
salesman sold me Leadsheeter by Passport Design claiming it would work
on my MPU401, but the most it did for me was to destroy everything I
had on my music disk. It seemed the only way for me to "score" was to
buy an IBM PC type system (something repulsive to me as a loyal DEC
employee). Finally I swallowed my pride and bought a PC clone and an
MPU401 for it. I looked at the various scoring software at the music
stores, and Personal Composer seemed to have what I wanted.
Over the past year, I have not had much free time to use/play with
PC33 (Personal Composer V3.3) but it does have a lot of features and
the capability to program in custom functionality. However, I have
found the documentation to be sketchy in some areas and some of the
utilities are tough to use, such as controlling where to break into
pages on the printer. These difficulties I'm sure will be overcome with
time and practice, practice, practice (the same holds true in mastering
any musical instrument).
Peter Gundelfinger
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